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osfaq.com: Installing Linux on a i810 Based Motherboard

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 5, 2000

[ Thanks to osfaq
for this link. ]

“Installing the i810 based motherboard on Linux can be a
little tricky. But this article is designed to guide you through
the installation.
To start, first download the following
files:

I810Gtt-0.2-4.src.rpm – Chipset Driver Module

XFCom_i810-1.2-3.i386.rpm – X Windows Server”

“After you download these files, go into the directory where the
files are located and type the following command at the prompt:

rpm -ivh XFCom-i810-1.2-3.i386.rpm

rpm –rebuild I810Gtt-0.2-4.src.rpm

“After it compiles the chipset module, you will see a message
near the bottom of the screen that says a directory that it wrote
to. Type it in place of the path listed below:

rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/I810Gtt-0.1-5.i386.rpm

When the RPM program has finished installing them to your
system…

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Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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